Pygmy filefish

The Pygmy filefish lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range - 80 m environment.

Pygmy Filefish - Stephanolepis setifer Paul Osmond Random Images - Filefish 2005-11-29-10-47-54. More

Pygmy Filefish - Stephanolepis setifer Photo Details Photographer: Paul Osmond (see this users gallery) A Pygmy Filefish (Stephanolepis setifer) swims over the rubble on the ocean floor at Phil Foster Park in West Palm Beach, Florida More

Can you see the Pygmy Filefish (Stephanolepis setifer) The reefs were healthy here despite a near miss hurricane in 2007. More

Common names

Balista cu tep in Rumanian
Bourse fil in French (français)
chivo in English
chivo in Spanish (español)
lija in Spanish (español)
Lija ciliada in Spanish (español)
Lija de hebra in Spanish (español)
Pakol in Waray-waray
Panitan in Waray-waray
Peixe-porco in Portuguese (Português)
Pygmy Fiiefish in English
pygmy filefish in English
Sagoksok in Cebuano
Sagugsok in Davawenyo
Speckled filefish in English
刺毛細鱗魨 in Mandarin Chinese
刺毛细鳞鲀 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Tetraodontiformes
Family : Monacanthidae
Genus : Stephanolepis
Species : Stephanolepis setifer
Authority : Bennett, 1831